Business Analyst 4

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

Richmond, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Asset Management, Business Analysis, Business Model, Business Processes, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Customer Acquisition, DevOps, Documentation, Enterprise Applications, Establish Priorities, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Technology Software, Integration Testing, Kanban, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Windows Azure, Negotiation Skills, Oracle Database, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Analysis, Process Modeling, Product Backlog, Product Strategy, Product/Service Launch, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scrum Project Management and Software Development, System Integration (SI), System Test, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Test Case, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, Waterfall Model of Software Development, Wireframes, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Richmond, VA
POSTED
5 days ago
5+years of BA Experience in IT projects. Must have strong oral and written communication skills. IT software/application project experience required.
 Asset Management Team is looking to fill a Business Analyst position with a candidate with the following skills and Experience

5+years of BA Experience in IT projects. Must have strong oral and written communication skills. IT software/application project experience required. Looking for a candidate with the specific skills/experience listed below
  1. Analytical Thinking
    1. Review, Analyze complex process and systems and break them down into manageable parts.
    2. Has strong problem-solving skills - finds root causes, and not just symptoms.
  2. Technical Proficiency
    1. Familiarity with enterprise software - like, Oracle, SQL Server.
    2. Understanding of databases (SQL), APIs, Data Flow Diagrams.
    3. Not necessarily a developer but should have a strong understanding of how IT systems work.
  3. Requirements Gathering Proficiency
    1. Strong experience in conducting stakeholder interviews and workshops.
    2. Skilled at writing clear, testable, functional, and non-functional requirements.
    3. Strong familiarity and previous experience with using Azure DevOPS (TFS) for creating and managing agile items - Product backlog, Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks AND Test Plans and Test Cases.
    4. Prepare diagrams explaining the modifications so that both technical staff and executive management can visualize and understand what must be done. Experience creating wireframes or visualization examples (Visio) from requirements.
  4. Agile/Waterfall Knowledge
    1. Should be previous experience in working with Agile/Scrum (including SAFe) AND Waterfall projects.
  5. Other Required and demonstrated work skills
    1. Can translate from tech talk (Developers) to business users and business talk (Stakeholders) to developers.
    2. Writes clear documents and delivers strong presentations.
    3. Can handle pushback, negotiate priorities, and resolve conflict diplomatically.
    4. Experience with Business Process Modelling - using/documenting Swim Lane and Flow Chart Diagrams.
    5. Experience in rolling out new systems/processes and managing user adoption.
    6. In addition to performing system integration testing (IT Testing), assists with User Acceptance Testing.
Skills
SkillRequiredRequired ExperienceCandidate ExperienceLast Used
Agile Business Analyst; Stong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologiesRequired5 Years
Well versed with Scrum and Agile, Scaled Agile and Kanban methodologiesRequired5 Years
Technical experience in organizing and maintaining sprint and product backlogsRequired5 Years
Technical experience translating client and product strategy requirement into application requirements and user stories.Required5 Years
Documenting high level Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases and execution of test cases.Required5 Years
Ability to analyze and document business and system processes.Required5 Years
Prior State of VA IT Business Analyst Experience Strongly preferredHighly desired   
Have a strong understanding of multi tiered applicationsRequired5 Years
QuestionsQuestionsAnswers
Question 1Commonwealth of security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment? 
Question 2Please list candidate's email address. 
Question 3In what city/state does your candidate PERMANENTLY reside? 
Question 4Does your candidate agree to interview onsite? This is REQUIRED. 
Question 5Does your candidate agree to work onsite 3+ days per week, as determined by mgr? This is REQUIRED. 

About the Company

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22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1997
WEBSITE
https://www.tscti.com/careers-0